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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video carries FALSE claims on Maharlika fund, Marcos wealth

By vera files fact check | Jan 30, 2023 5:32 PM

A YouTube video made a number of untrue claims about the purported wealth of the Marcos family and the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Below, VERA Files Fact Check debunks five false claims made in the video published Jan. 15 video by YouTube channel Filipino Future (created on Feb. 23, 2020). Claim #1 Claim Rating […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Six most repeated lies creeping into public sphere in 2022

Fact Check Filipino

VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Anim pinaka-paulit-ulit na kasinungalingan na pumapasok sa pampublikong diskurso sa 2022

By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Dec 18, 2022 8:00 AM

Nagbabalik-tanaw ang VERA Files Fact Check sa mga paulit-ulit na kasinungalingan na kumalat ngayong taon: mula sa imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court sa giyera ng Pilipinas laban sa droga hanggang sa red-tagging kay dating bise presidente Leni Robredo hanggang sa nakaw na yaman ng pamilya Marcos.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Six most repeated lies creeping into public sphere in 2022

By Nica Rhiana Hanopol | Dec 18, 2022 8:00 AM

What happens when public officials, media outlets and online users keep repeating false statements?

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Commentary

Just drop Maharlika!

By Tita C. Valderama | Dec 12, 2022 11:30 AM

Mere mention of the word “maharlika” already sends shivers down the spine of many, particularly those who keep unforgettable memories of the abuses of martial law and the administration of the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.

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Arts & Culture News

Pira-pirasong Kuwento ng Martial Law: Human rights atrocities ‘remembered’ through art

By Enrico Berdos | Sep 29, 2022 6:34 PM

Art is a powerful way to express truth. View the horrors of human rights violations during Martial Law through the eyes of artists in the online exhibit “Pira-Pirasong Kwento ng Martial Law” organized by Buklod Sining and DAKILA.

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Ang Kwento sa Likod ng ‘Marcos Lies’

By VERA Files | Sep 27, 2022 9:26 AM

Sa ika-12 episode ng #WhatTheF?! podcast, pakinggan sina Joel Ariate Jr., Miguel Paolo Reyes at Larah Del Mundo, mga mananaliksik ng Third World Studies Center sa University of the Philippines, kung paano nila binuo ang librong “Marcos Lies:”

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Never-ending tales on Marcos’ martial law

By Celine Isabelle Samson | Sep 26, 2022 12:51 PM

Sept. 23, 2022 marked the 50th year since Ferdinand Marcos Sr. proclaimed martial law on television. It has been decades since his ouster from office. But online and offline, Filipinos continue to be inundated with various narratives about the late dictator, with many propping up the “golden era” that was his reign. A look at […]

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Commentary Editor's Pick Podcast

‘Move on’ as in kalimutan na lang ang lagim ng Martial Law?

By Christian Esguerra | Sep 23, 2022 8:10 PM

“Move on!” ‘Yan lagi ang sinasabi ng pamilyang Marcos para sanggahin ang kritisismo sa kanilang bersyon na maganda at masagana ang buhay noong panahon ng Martial Law sa ilalim ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Hindi sila umaamin sa mga pang-aabuso; hindi rin sila humihingi ng tawad. Ganun na lang ba ‘yun?

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News

ML@50: Ano ang alam ng mga Pilipino tungkol sa mga proyektong imprastraktura sa ilalim ng martial law?

By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2022 10:56 AM

Sa paggunita ng ika-50 anibersaryo ng deklarasyon ng martial law ni dating diktador Ferdinand Marcos Sr. noong Setyembre 21, 1972, naglibot ang VERA Files sa Metro Manila at ilang probinsya para magtanong. Ano ang naiisip nila kapag naririnig ang martial law?

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mining Equipment ‘Pasalubong’ from Bongbong Marcos on TikTok FAKE

By vera files fact check | Sep 19, 2022 6:26 PM

A TikTok video claims President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos took home a mining shovel from his recent state visits. This is FAKE. Posted on Sept. 13, the TikTok video shows a picture of Marcos standing in front of a massive mining shovel with a small Philippine flag. The video carries the text: “Ito Pala Yung Pasalubong […]

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